One Wheeler's World

4 cups chicken stock
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup wild rice
1/3 cup sliced onions
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup half-and-half cream
1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken

Mix broth, carrots, celery, uncooked rice, onions, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until the rice is tender. Melt butter, stir in the flour, then the half-half. Cook and stir 1 minute. Slowly add half-half mixture to the rice mixture, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken and heat through.